What color is #220011?

#220011 is a very dark, vivid rose known as Belladonna. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Belladonna?

The RGB value is 34, 0, 17: 34 red, 0 green and 17 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Belladonna?

The complementary color is #002211, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #220011?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.08:1 and white text 19.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Belladonna color: hex code #220011

#220011 rgb(34, 0, 17)

Shades of black

Belladonna has the hex code #220011. It is a very dark, vivid rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 13.3% red, 0% green and 6.7% blue (34, 0, 17).

Its hue angle is 330°, with 100% saturation and 7% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 100% magenta, 50% yellow and 87% black.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 19.51:1).

Belladonna (#220011) color codes

HEX	`#220011`
RGB	`rgb(34, 0, 17)`
RGB percent	`rgb(13.3%, 0%, 6.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(330, 100%, 7%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(330, 100%, 13%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 100%, 50%, 87%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(3.44, 16.35, -2.13)`
CIE LCH	`lch(3.44, 16.49, 352.57)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.761, 0.381, 0.564)`
Decimal	`2228241`
Short hex	`#201`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Belladonna, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #220011	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.08:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	19.51:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#220011 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	19.51:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.08:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #220011 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #220011; }
.text { color: #220011; }
.border { border: 2px solid #220011; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(34 0 17 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #220011, #220000); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Purple.

See #220011 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #220011?: #220011 is a very dark, vivid rose known as Belladonna. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Belladonna?: The RGB value is 34, 0, 17: 34 red, 0 green and 17 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Belladonna?: The complementary color is #002211, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #220011?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.08:1 and white text 19.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.